{
  "id": 15366427,
  "title": "Ask Gulf News: Can UAE employers set their own rules for penalties and rewards?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ask-gulf-news-can-uae-employers-set-their-own-rules-for-penalties-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T06:20:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/ask-gulf-news/ask-gulf-news-can-uae-employers-set-their-own-rules-for-penalties-and-rewards-1.500714763"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Questioner seeks clarification on internal workplace rules and regulations that employers can establish under UAE labor law. According to Article (13) of Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, employers may set rules regarding work instructions, penalties, promotions, rewards, guidance and awareness procedures, and termination processes for companies with 50 or more employees. These rules must comply with Decree-Law provisions. Penalties for worker violations, daily working hours, weekly rest days, official holidays, measures to prevent injuries and fire hazards, promotion and reward criteria, and worker information methods are among the areas employers can regulate. Employers must inform workers about these regulations in a language they understand.",
  "summary": "Question - A questioner asks: What are the terms and conditions for internal workplace rules and regulations established by an employer pursuant to the labor law? Please advise. Answer - To answer such question, I would advise the questioner that: Subject to the provisions of Article (13) of the Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, the employer may set rules related to work instructions, penalties,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}